Hyphenation of commences

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word commences ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

com-mences

Definitions of commences :

1.
Take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
We began working at dawn Who will start? Get working as soon as the sun rises! The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia He began early in the day Let's get down to work now
2.
Set in motion, cause to start
The U.S. started a war in the Middle East The Iraqis began hostilities Begin a new chapter in your life
3.
Get off the ground
Who started this company? We embarked on an exciting enterprise I start my day with a good breakfast We began the new semester The afternoon session begins at 4 PM The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack

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